Children should wear protective eyewear during sports and recreational activities. In the classroom, they should wear eye protection when doing lab experiments.
A corneal abrasion is a scratch on the cornea. This is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. Learn details about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Chemical burns happen when a chemical gets into your child’s eye. Read on for details about this emergency situation.
A black eye should be seen by a healthcare provider to make sure no injury has happened to the eye itself. Most black eyes heal completely and don't cause any damage.
An orbital fracture happens when one or more bones around one of your child's eyes is broken. The orbit is the bony structure around the eye.
Eyelid lacerations are cuts to the eyelid. They are caused by injury.
A foreign body in your child’s eye is any object that isn’t supposed to be there. The foreign object may be in the conjunctiva. This is a thin membrane that covers the white of the eye. Or it may be in the cornea. This is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the colored part of the eye and the pupil.
Hyphema is blood in the front (anterior) chamber of the eye. This is located between the clear front part of the eye (cornea) and the colored part of the eye (iris). Read on to learn more about what to do when your child has blood in their eye.
A helpful guide to treating different types of eye injuries.
The structures of the eye include the cornea, iris, pupil, macula, retina, and the optic nerve.
Detailed information on cosmetic safety for contact lens wearers.